Heaton Norris railway station

Heaton Norris
General information
Location	Heaton Norris, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, England
Coordinates	53°24′46″N2°10′07″W / 53.41282°N 2.16854°W / 53.41282; -2.16854
Grid reference	SJ888907
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 June 1840 (1840-06-04)	Opened as Stockport
10 May 1842	Renamed Heaton Norris
2 March 1959 (1959-03-02)	Closed [1] [2]
Location

Heaton Norris railway station, which was located in Heaton Norris, served the town of Stockport, in Cheshire (now Greater Manchester), England. It opened in 1840 and was closed in 1959.

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House diagram showing local routes

The Manchester and Birmingham Railway (M&BR) opened in stages from Manchester and reached the north of Stockport in 1840. The 5.5-mile (9 km) line ran from a temporary station in Manchester to Heaton Norris station, at the north end of the uncompleted Stockport Viaduct. The temporary station, which was later renamed Heaton Norris, was Stockport's only station for more than two years. ^[3]

After the viaduct was completed, the M&BR built a station at its southern end as an experiment. The decision was prompted by complaints that the first station was a long way from the industrial parts of town and even farther from the residential districts on the south side. The second station opened on 15 February 1843 as Edgeley; by 1844, it became the town's principal station.

Heaton Norris station, which lay at the north end of the viaduct, was closed in 1959. ^[3]

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stockport Edgeley Line and station open		LNWR Manchester and Birmingham Railway		Heaton Chapel Line and station open
		LNWR Stockport to Stalybridge Line		Reddish South Line and station open

The site today

The station has since been demolished, although the West Coast Main Line continues to run through the site. The railway warehouse remains extant, on the north bank of the River Mersey. ^[4]

References

1. Quick, M.E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 221. OCLC   931112387.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Holt, Geoffrey O. (1978). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 10: North West. David & Charles. pp.  117–119. ISBN   0715375210.
4. "Heaton Norris railway station". Stockport.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2026.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Crewe to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 89–94. ISBN   9781908174574. OCLC   892047119.